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The global financial services firm has taken on a second AFSL as it looks to capitalise on the high-net-worth market in Australia....
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One of the apparently happy outcomes of QAR Tranche 1 was the introduction of relief from having to provide a Financial Services Guide but it turns out this was not all i...
Financial planning
Having divested its advice business in August, AMP is undergoing restructuring in at least four other departments amid a cost simplification program....
Funds management
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of a $250 million Sydney fund manager, one of two AFSL cancellations announced by the corporate regulator....
Financial planning
ASIC has shared data on its licensing activity during the 2023–24 financial year, including how many were cancelled or suspended....
Financial planning
Sydney-based financial advice firm Sherlock Wealth has announced it is now operating under its own AFSL, one week after Andrew Sherlock took over as its chief executive....
Financial planning
Stantins Financial Services, a Melbourne-based wealth management and consulting firm, has moved under AMP’s AFSL to help drive growth in the business....
Financial planning
The AFSL of a Victorian firm authorised to provide financial product advice has been cancelled as the business is being wound up, and the firm is the subject of an ASIC i...
Financial planning
Money Management compiles ASIC’s enforcement action against financial advisers and licensees during the third quarter of 2024, including sentencing, bannings and FSCP act...
Financial planning
Commentators have discussed how value for money is becoming more critical than ever as licensee fees rise and failure by an AFSL to provide this is driving them to self-l...
Financial planning
With a growing number of advisers now running their own business, they need to pivot their career identity to being a business owner rather than just as a financial advis...
Financial planning
Overall adviser numbers saw a gain last week with 10 new entrants, according to Wealth Data, but a major licensee lost four advisers. ...
Financial planning
ASIC is piloting a new portal to simplify the process of applying for an Australian financial services licence with the expectation of a formal launch in the first quarte...
Financial planning
Two former United Global Capital advisers, which entered into liquidation earlier this month, have commenced at a new licensee, while overall adviser numbers have fallen ...
Financial planning
Centrepoint Alliance chief executive John Shuttleworth foresees a “lucrative recruitment market” in the advice space in the next 12–18 months which will provide a tailwin...
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